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The Punjab Police on Wednesday appointed senior IPS officer R N Dhoke as additional director general of police (ADGP), coordination with headquarters in New Delhi. Before his appointment as ADGP for security, Punjab, Dhoke served as Commissioner of Police, Ludhiana. A 1993 batch IPS officer, Dhoke took several welfare measures for the police force, including meditation classes, job satisfaction survey among the police women and others. Along with new appointment, Dhoke will also holds the post of additional director general of police, security, in Chandigarh with immediate effect, it said. According to official statement, the decision was taken to ensure better coordination between Punjab Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), other central police organisations and departments..